How To Install libexiv2-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexiv2-dev on Debian 11.
What is libexiv2-dev
libexiv2-dev is:
Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to manage image metadata. It provides fast and easy read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata of images in various formats
This package provides the development files for using exiv2.
There are three methods to install libexiv2-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libexiv2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libexiv2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libexiv2-dev
Install libexiv2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libexiv2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libexiv2-dev
Install libexiv2-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libexiv2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libexiv2-dev
How To Uninstall libexiv2-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libexiv2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libexiv2-dev
Uninstall libexiv2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libexiv2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexiv2-dev
Remove libexiv2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libexiv2-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libexiv2-dev
Remove libexiv2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libexiv2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexiv2-dev
Dependencies
libexiv2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexiv2-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.